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Example sentences for: deflect

How can you use “deflect” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

They've learned to deflect it by juxtaposing it with "bombing."
In 1976, Attorney General Edward Levi adopted domestic security guidelines to regulate intelligence collection in the United States and to deflect calls for even stronger regulation.
But the WSJ points out that the pot-and-kettle aspect of the findings may help deflect criticism of Bill Clinton.
His sin was to deflect a ball to his goal.
The plastic bristles were stiff enough to support the fabric layer under the force of vacuum while remaining sufficiently flexible to deflect out of the path of the knife.